Melinda Mae Morton
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2877744
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Melinda Mae Morton is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the First Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Jun 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Melinda Mae Morton has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
7 other attorneys list Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1998, and 2 of the 8 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine Fung Harwell | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Lyndsey Ruth Cholak Heaton | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Raul Villarreal Garza | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Greta Aileen Proctor | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Brett Michael Garrison | 2015 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Melinda Mae Morton studied at Yale Law School. 753 of its 5,039 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Melinda Mae Morton was.
- Same law school
- 5,039living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 88 were admitted before 1998 and 291 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Yale Law School graduates on the register5,039 living, 85.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,659 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Melinda Mae Morton’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Melinda Mae Morton in 1998. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).